The role of thermography in the management of equine lameness

被引:182
作者
Eddy, AL
Van Hoogmoed, LM
Snyder, JR [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Calif Davis, Sch Vet Med, Dept Surg & Radiol Sci, Davis, CA 95616 USA
[2] Univ Calif Davis, Sch Vet Med, Vet Med Teaching Hosp, Davis, CA 95616 USA
关键词
equine; thermography principles; lameness; research;
D O I
10.1053/tvjl.2001.0618
中图分类号
S85 [动物医学(兽医学)];
学科分类号
0906 ;
摘要
Equine thermography has increased in popularity recently because of improvements in thermal cameras and advances in image-processing software. The basic principle of thermography involves the transformation of surface heat from an object into a pictorial representation. The colour gradients generated reflect differences in the emitted heat. Variations from normal can be used to detect lameness or regions of inflammation in horses. Units can be so sensitive that flexor tendon injuries can be detected before the horse develops clinical lameness. Thermography has been used to evaluate several different clinical syndromes not only in the diagnosis of inflammation but also to monitor the progression of healing. Thermography has important applications in research for the detection of illegal performance-enhancing procedures at athletic events. (C) 2001 Harcourt Publishers Ltd.
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页码:172 / 181
页数:10
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